Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash

My 19 year old brother sent me a few texts this week. Which is pretty normal. Yup, even though I’m 13+ years older, he thinks I’m cool enough to keep in touch with while he’s away at college.

This time around, however, he didn’t want to talk about sports. Or planning a trip for sushi. He wanted help with an essay.

He also wanted lunch. And not just any lunch. He requested spaghetti squash.

So, because I’m a good sister, I made him a bowl of spaghetti squash with meat sauce. I needed something quick and easy, seeing as I was also proofreading a paper on the Vietnam War. {Sidenote: I feel so knowledgeable on that now. Good job, Matt.}

When I need to cook something quick, nowadays, I make it in my Instant Pot. My beloved pressure cooker. I use it for any and every dish that I can. Including spaghetti squash.

Cutting the squash crosswise was the most difficult part of this entire meal. I’m serious. No exaggeration. {You may have to cut once again into quarters to fit into the pressure cooker.}

Add water, twist on lid, press a couple of buttons. Done.

Finished in under 15 minutes. How can you not love using a pressure cooker?

And…how can you not love cooking for family? Even if it means proofreading college essays.

XO

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Ingredients

1 Medium spaghetti squash

1 Cup of water

Directions

Cut the spaghetti squash in half crosswise. Using a spoon, scrape out the seeds.

Pour water into the Instant Pot and add stand. Place spaghetti squash into the Instant Pot, onto the stand. {If you are using a smaller IP, you may need to cut one half into two more pieces like I did above.}

Twist lid on to seal shut. Set on the manual setting for 7 minutes, using the + and – to adjust time.

Once finished, let the steam release naturally {about 10 minutes}.

Carefully remove spaghetti squash from the Instant Pot using tongs. Holding with a dish towel or oven mitt, scrape the spaghetti squash out of the skin using a large fork.